Where does “semitonico” come from?

semitonico (Italian) comes from Italian tonico, from Ancient Greek τονικός, from Ancient Greek τόνος, from Proto-Hellenic tónos, from Proto-Indo-European tónos, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

semitonico (Italian): semitonic

Definitions

semitonic

Ancestry of “semitonico”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	tonico	tonic; toner
2	Ancient Greek	τονικός	extendable
3	Ancient Greek	τόνος	rope, cord; chord; tone, note
4	Proto-Hellenic	tónos	rope, cord; tension
5	Proto-Indo-European	tónos	something stretched; chord, fiber, string
6	Proto-Indo-European	ten-	to stretch, to extend

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tónos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic tónos →